In college, I was called–with a straight face–a foul temptress. Granted, it was one time, one night, one drunken guy, but luckily, we weren’t nearly as drunk, and so the memory will live on in my heart forever. I will cherish it ’til the day I die, and no one–NO ONE!–can take it away from…
Smoothies
Strawberries and Cream Smoothie
I should probably open this blog by cooing over how simple and delicious this smoothie is, with really just three ingredients and a powerfully fresh and indulgent taste. But instead, I’m going to complain about how hard it is to properly open a brown coconut. When I was a kid, my parents bought us a…
Mango Mojito Smoothie
In the winter, I dream of summer. Of long nights spent belly-laughing outdoors with friends, of oversized margaritas and overflowing molcajetes of creamy guacamole, of chasing fireflies but being too scared to touch one. All of which happens frightfully infrequently, come summer. Instead, my days look like this: check weather forecast for any hint of…
Berry Mojito Smoothie
When the first thing someone says to you when they see you out is a comment about how you really love mojitos.. you probably really love mojitos. I missed out on mojitos most of my adult life, turned off the sharp rum presence and leafy mint in poorly mixed drinks, but oh, things have changed! I’ve…
Blueberry Chia Smoothie
This post is brought to you by O’s borderline problematic obsession with these smoothies. Really. Remember how I told you he’s gaga for my 4-ingredient green smoothies? Well, I introduced him to this blueberry chia smoothie… and now it’s like the 4-ingredient green smoothie is the Cinderella-pre-transformation-stepsister-in-the-corner to him, relegated only for the days when we’re, you…
4-Ingredient Green Smoothie
I tend to overdo things. Just… in general. And smoothies are no exception. What starts as a capricious craving ends with two pounds of empty fruit skins, thirty minutes of my life I’ll never get back, and approximately one quart of a strangely colored liquid, a greenish-orangey-reddish hue, tasting of the entire produce aisle. And is…
